Improvement in water-velocipedes



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FISHER A. SPOFFORD AND MATTHEW G. RAFFINGTONOF COLUM- BUS, OHIO. l

vLetters Patent No. 95,531, dated ctober 5, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-VELOCIPEDES.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettexs Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FISHER A..SPoFFo1tD and MATTHEW G. RAFFINGTON, of Columbus, in the county of Franklin, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved VVater-Velocipede; and we do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable. others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure l represents a plan or top view of' our im proved wa'ter-velocipede.

Figure 2 is a side view, partlyl in section, of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new mechanism for pro- I pelling water-craft by muscular power, -and by the aid of levers, ratchet-Wheels, 85e., applied to paddle-wheels,

as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents the bodyof the boat.

B is a transverse shaft hung therein.

G G are the paddle-wheels, mounted on the ends of the shaft B. j l

v On the shaft B are also mounted, ratchet-wheels a c, as shown. y i

D D are toothed wheels,'hung loose on the shaft B, and provided with spring-pawls' b b, which mesh into the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheels a a Each'wheel D is hung between two ratchet-wheels, as shown, those ou its opposite side having their teeth set in opposite directions.

On each side of each wheel D is also a p awl, adapted for the ratchet-wheel a on s uch side.

One set of pawls is thrown into gear with its set of ratchet-wheels, to turn the shaft in one direction, and in order to reverse the motion of vthe shaft, the

other pair of pawls is thrown' into gear with the other pair ofratchet-wheels.

E is a transverse shaft, hung in the boat, and carrying two loose toothed segments, F F, which mesh into the teeth of the Wheels D.

G is a lever, pivoted with its end to the bottom of the boat, and connected, by rods c c, with the segments F, respectively.

By oscillating the lever G, the segments will be osc, segments F, pinions l), pawls b', ratchetwheels a,.

and paddle-shaft B, all combined and operating substantially as herein shown and described. F. A. SPOFFORD.

Witnesses: MATTHEW G. RAFFINGTON.

EDW. SWASEYE, WM. L. HEYL. 

